My Story

I’m a documentary producer and I’ve had the privilege, for many years, to share people’s stories – everything from heartbreaking, or shocking, to revelatory, or hilarious. Reflecting real life in Aotearoa is something my amazing team at Greenstone TV love to do. And increasingly, for far too many, “real life” in NZ involves housing insecurity – and homelessness. I live on K Rd, so homeless Kiwis are part of my community and I recognise the complexity in each of their stories. But I don’t ever want it to be “normal” or acceptable for a family to have to sleep in a car, a teenager to sleep in a doorway, for any New Zealander not to have a safe, warm place to call home. I wish we didn’t need to fundraise, this shouldn’t be an issue in a country as rich as ours. But it is - and so I couldn’t say no to the awesome humans at Lifewise. I - and my fellow Greenstoners, Tash and Kylie - will be hugely grateful for all the donations you can muster; just hit the Give Now button. Thank you!

We make some of New Zealand's favourite TV series and our work means we're lucky enough to meet Kiwis from all walks of life and all over the country. It also means our eyes are open to the realities that many people are having a really, really tough time. So, we'd really appreciate you supporting us to help the important work Lifewise is doing, with this year's Sleep Out focused on homeless young people.

We make some of New Zealand's favourite TV series and our work means we're lucky enough to meet Kiwis from all walks of life and all over the country. It also means our eyes are open to the realities that many people are having a really, really tough time. So, we'd really appreciate you supporting us to help the important work Lifewise is doing, with this year's Sleep Out focused on homeless young people.

Lifewise Big Sleepout 2017

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Lifewise

Lifewise is an innovative social agency that isn't afraid to do things differently. We go beyond meeting immediate needs - we help people turn their lives around for good. Lifewise supports people of all ages including families in need, those who are homeless as well as those affected by addiction, mental health issues and disabilities. Lifewise is a registered charity under the Charities Act 2005, registration number CC40248.